Infection of Oligochaetes, Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Annelida: Oligochaeta), in the Nasal Cavity of a Chinese Man.
- Author:
Hongbin LIU
1
;
Zhenming ZHANG
;
Guangping HUANG
;
Xiaolong GU
;
Chunmiao WANG
;
Yan WANG
;
Zhimin LU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri; oligochaete; nasal infection; case report; China
- MeSH: Adult; Asian Continental Ancestry Group*; China; Epistaxis; Humans; Nasal Cavity*; Pruritus; Sneezing
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2017;55(1):77-79
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The infection by Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 (Oligochaeta: Tubificinae) in humans is relatively uncommon. The present report is to describe an incidental human infection with oligochaetes in the nasal cavity of a Chinese man, a 25-year-old man residing in Zhangjiakou city, Hebei province, China presenting with nose bleed, severe itching, continuous sneezing, and rhinorrhea. A lot of oligochaete worms were found in the nasal discharge of the patient. The detected worms were identified as Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Annelida: Oligochaeta) based on morphological and molecular characteristics. This incidental L. hoffmeisteri nasal infection is the first case in China and indicates that oligochaete worms can be encountered in humans.
